Ghana vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Infant mortality by sex
Ghana
3.07 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Tanzania, United Republic of
3.15 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ghana rank
51st
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
50th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Ghana
- Tanzania, United Republic of
How they compare
Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 3.15 deaths per 100 live births against 3.07 deaths per 100 live births in Ghana, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 51st and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 50th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Tanzania, United Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.9 deaths per 100 live births | 12.96 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9444 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 1960s | 12.69 deaths per 100 live births | 12.67 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0207 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 1970s | 11.02 deaths per 100 live births | 11.68 deaths per 100 live births | 0.654 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 1980s | 9.1 deaths per 100 live births | 11.31 deaths per 100 live births | 2.2 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 1990s | 7.43 deaths per 100 live births | 10.52 deaths per 100 live births | 3.09 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 2000s | 6 deaths per 100 live births | 7.03 deaths per 100 live births | 1.03 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 2010s | 4.32 deaths per 100 live births | 4.51 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1897 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 2020s | 3.29 deaths per 100 live births | 3.4 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1127 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania, United Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Ghana or Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Tanzania, United Republic of, at 3.15 deaths per 100 live births against 3.07 deaths per 100 live births in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Ghana and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 0.08 deaths per 100 live births, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Ghana ranks 51st and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 50th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .